Dr. Kristin Trippe from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS), and USBI Board Member, speaks about the 3 "Rs" of biochar application and using online decision support tools to put the right biochar in the right place, at the right time, in the right way.

Biochar has the potential to be a powerful tool in the soil health and climate-smart toolbox for agriculture. Biochar is a stabilized carbon product made from various biomass sources via pyrolysis, a high-temperature low-oxygen process. Biochar can be applied to diverse soils and production systems. It can increase soil carbon sequestration, reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, increase yield, and build healthy, high-functioning soils and more resilient agroecosystems. 
 

Learn about the Biochar Atlas: pnwbiochar.org
The Biochar Atlas’s Biochar Selection Tool is an online resource that helps growers find biochar products that best address their soil health management goals. The Selection Tool queries the Biochar Atlas product database using soil physiochemical properties, crop nutrient requirements, and the user’s ranked soil health priorities pertaining to carbon storage, moisture, pH, and fertility.